tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7147984867330510578..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Poetry from nurses and doctors -- Part IIPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-81120772468499965852007-09-05T02:54:00.000-04:002007-09-05T02:54:00.000-04:00Very Touching & Profound expressions...Here is the...Very Touching & Profound expressions...<BR/>Here is the view from the otherside,... in a lighter-vein<BR/><BR/>LAUGH A LITTLE EVERY DAY....<BR/><BR/><BR/>SPECIAL POEM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS!!<BR/>A row of bottles on my shelf<BR/>Caused me to analyze myself.<BR/>One yellow pill I have to pop<BR/>Goes to my heart so it won't stop.<BR/>A little white one that I take<BR/>Goes to my hands so they won't shake.<BR/>The blue ones that I use a lot<BR/>Tell me I'm happy when I'm not.<BR/>The purple pill goes to my brain<BR/>And tells me that I have no pain.<BR/>The capsules tell me not to wheeze<BR/>Or cough or choke or even sneeze.<BR/>The red ones, smallest of them all<BR/>Go to my blood so I won't fall.<BR/>The orange ones, very big and bright<BR/>Prevent my leg cramps in the night.<BR/>Such an array of brilliant pills<BR/>Helping to cure all kinds of ills.<BR/>But what I'd really like to know...........<BR/>Is what tells each one where to go!<BR/><BR/>There's always a lot to be thankful for if<BR/>You take time to look for it. For example<BR/>I am sitting here thinking how nice it is<BR/>That wrinkles don't hurt...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-32324751199709830082007-09-04T14:55:00.000-04:002007-09-04T14:55:00.000-04:00Wow, most of those reminded me forcefully why I id...Wow, most of those reminded me forcefully why I idealistically went into medicine those years ago. So different now. But all is not yet lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-24750099348215081532007-09-04T13:20:00.000-04:002007-09-04T13:20:00.000-04:00Hello - Can you talk about how the current credit ...Hello - Can you talk about how the current credit issue on Wall Street will impact non-profit hospitals like yours, has it already? <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>VGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-38399266424663921492007-09-04T12:51:00.000-04:002007-09-04T12:51:00.000-04:00To Dr. Hitron,The lesson you learned in your third...To Dr. Hitron,<BR/>The lesson you learned in your third year about taking ownership was a valuable one. <BR/>I couldn't help thinking, though, as I read your essay, that some day when I am an elderly demented woman with multiple medical problems and no one around who cares about me, a hypokalemic arrest would be a very nice way to go. (Without the code, of course.) <BR/>Take the lesson for the benefit of your future patients, but not the regret. God works in mysterious ways, and perhaps He sent this lady to you specifically because He knew it was time for her suffering to end, also knowing it would be unintended on the part of the team taking care of her. He sent you the patient, and the lesson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-63970833912720211842007-09-04T11:59:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:59:00.000-04:00Very powerful. Thanks for putting these works up ...Very powerful. Thanks for putting these works up on your blog. <BR/><BR/>MJMother Jones RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298418463273622952noreply@blogger.com